New Business Development Coordinator Vacancy-Job Ref: GJKHSTC/2006/2025810

New Business Development Coordinator Vacancy-Job Ref: GJKHSTC/2006/2025810

Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

Job Description

The New Business Development (NBD) Coordinator will lead Save the Children Cambodia’s efforts to secure diversified, sustainable funding aligned with the Country Strategic Plan, Programme Quality Framework, and Common Approaches. The role combines strategic fundraising planning, donor engagement, and proposal development, with a strong emphasis on cross-functional collaboration across Technical Experts (TEs), REALM, Awards, Finance, Partnerships, and Member offices.

This position will also spearhead the development of ready-to-pitch concept notes, capacity statements, and donor products, lead local-led resource mobilization efforts, and coordinate proposal development across all thematic areas. It includes a critical responsibility to build funding relationships, engage in consortium formation, and actively manage donor cultivation, capture planning, and pre-positioning for new opportunities. In addition to donor engagement, the role supports pipeline tracking as part of the Strategic Portfolio Planning process.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Qualifications and experience

Master’s degree in international development, communications, business, public policy, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Essential:

Minimum 5 years of experience in resource mobilization, fundraising, or donor engagement within an INGO or multilateral setting.
Proven success in developing and writing winning proposals and concept notes for institutional donors (e.g., USAID, EC, SIDA, UN agencies).
Experience in donor engagement, consortia formation, and prepositioning strategies.

Ability to translate complex programme priorities into compelling fundraising materials.

Strong facilitation, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
Exceptional English writing, communication, and editing skills; Khmer language is a plus
Desirable:

Experience of Save the Children priority sectors: education; child protection; child rights governance; child poverty; humanitarian response

Ability to work within a multicultural setting.
Contract length: Unspecified Duration Contract (UDC).

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

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